College Top 25: April 23

April 23, 2007

DURHAM, N.C.–Despite a pair of midweek losses to local rivals Lipscomb and Middle Tennessee State, Vanderbilt recovered to sweep league foe and rival Tennessee and remained atop Baseball America’s Top 25 college baseball rankings. It’s the fourth consecutive week the Commodores have held the top spot.

COLLEGE TOP
25

Rk.

Team

W-L

Last Week

Prev.

1.

Vanderbilt

35-8

3-2

1

2.

Florida
State

37-6

2-2

3

3.

Virginia

34-9

3-1

6

4.

Rice

33-11

4-0

7

5.

Texas

33-12

2-2

5

6.

North
Carolina

33-9

1-3

2

7.

Arkansas

32-11

3-1

9

8.

Oregon
State

31-8

3-0

8

9.

South
Carolina

31-10

3-2

4

10.

Wichita
State

34-9

4-1

10

11.

Arizona
State

32-10

3-0

11

12.

Oklahoma
State

31-10

5-1

15

13.

Pepperdine

30-13

2-2

13

14.

Arizona

31-9

1-2

12

15.

Cal State
Fullerton

26-12

3-0

17

16.

UC
Irvine

28-11

3-1

18

17.

San
Diego

32-14

3-1

19

18.

Texas
A&M

32-10

2-2

16

19.

Clemson

26-13

1-3

14

20.

Michigan

26-8

4-2

22

21.

Coastal
Carolina

33-8

3-1

21

22.

Mississippi
State

25-10

2-2

20

23.

Mississippi

27-15

2-2

24

24.

Georgia
Tech

26-14

4-0

NR

25.

UCLA

22-16

4-0

NR

Dropped Out: Tulane (23), North
Carolina State (25).

Other teams in the top 10, however, were on the move, with Florida State moving up to No. 2 after winning a series against North Carolina. The Tar Heels moved down from No. 2 to No. 6, making way for Virginia, Rice and Texas. South Carolina, ranked No. 4 entering the week, lost a weekend series at Mississippi, falling to a modest 10-8 in the Southeastern Conference, and fell behind league leader Arkansas (13-5 SEC) in the rankings. The Razorbacks won a series at Georgia to move up to No. 7, with the Gamecocks falling to No. 9.

Two preseason top 15 tams moved back into the Top 25 after extended absences. Georgia Tech, 13-7 in the Atlantic Coast Conference, earned the No. 24 spot with a sweep of North Carolina State. UCLA swept Cal State Northridge and is now ranked 25th.

The staff of Baseball America determines the Top 25 rankings. Records indicated are through games of April 22 and do not include ties.